diff --git a/gtk/gtkcoloreditor.c b/gtk/gtkcoloreditor.c
index 8f02600429..cc42cba575 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkcoloreditor.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkcoloreditor.c
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@
 #include "gtkcolorscaleprivate.h"
 #include "gtkcolorswatchprivate.h"
 #include "gtkcolorutils.h"
+#include "gtkcolorpickerprivate.h"
 #include "gtkgrid.h"
+#include "gtkbutton.h"
 #include "gtkintl.h"
 #include "gtkorientable.h"
 #include "gtkentry.h"
@@ -61,6 +63,9 @@ struct _GtkColorEditorPrivate
   GtkAdjustment *v_adj;
   GtkAdjustment *a_adj;
 
+  GtkWidget *picker_button;
+  GtkColorPicker *picker;
+
   gint popup_position;
 
   guint text_changed : 1;
@@ -337,6 +342,36 @@ scaled_adjustment (GtkAdjustment *a,
   return as;
 }
 
+static void
+color_picked (GObject      *source,
+              GAsyncResult *res,
+              gpointer      data)
+{
+  GtkColorPicker *picker = GTK_COLOR_PICKER (source);
+  GtkColorEditor *editor = data;
+  GError *error = NULL;
+  GdkRGBA *color;
+
+  color = gtk_color_picker_pick_finish (picker, res, &error);
+  if (color == NULL)
+    {
+      g_warning ("Picking color failed: %s", error->message);
+      g_error_free (error);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      gtk_color_chooser_set_rgba (GTK_COLOR_CHOOSER (editor), color);
+      gdk_rgba_free (color);
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+pick_color (GtkButton      *button,
+            GtkColorEditor *editor)
+{
+  gtk_color_picker_pick (editor->priv->picker, color_picked, editor);
+}
+
 static void
 gtk_color_editor_init (GtkColorEditor *editor)
 {
@@ -385,6 +420,10 @@ gtk_color_editor_init (GtkColorEditor *editor)
   gtk_widget_add_controller (editor->priv->a_entry, controller);
 
   gtk_style_context_remove_class (gtk_widget_get_style_context (editor->priv->swatch), "activatable");
+
+  editor->priv->picker = gtk_color_picker_new ();
+  if (editor->priv->picker == NULL)
+    gtk_widget_hide (editor->priv->picker_button);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -393,6 +432,7 @@ gtk_color_editor_dispose (GObject *object)
   GtkColorEditor *editor = GTK_COLOR_EDITOR (object);
 
   dismiss_current_popup (editor);
+  g_clear_object (&editor->priv->picker);
 
   G_OBJECT_CLASS (gtk_color_editor_parent_class)->dispose (object);
 }
@@ -495,6 +535,7 @@ gtk_color_editor_class_init (GtkColorEditorClass *class)
   gtk_widget_class_bind_template_child_private (widget_class, GtkColorEditor, s_adj);
   gtk_widget_class_bind_template_child_private (widget_class, GtkColorEditor, v_adj);
   gtk_widget_class_bind_template_child_private (widget_class, GtkColorEditor, a_adj);
+  gtk_widget_class_bind_template_child_private (widget_class, GtkColorEditor, picker_button);
 
   gtk_widget_class_bind_template_callback (widget_class, hsv_changed);
   gtk_widget_class_bind_template_callback (widget_class, dismiss_current_popup);
@@ -503,6 +544,7 @@ gtk_color_editor_class_init (GtkColorEditorClass *class)
   gtk_widget_class_bind_template_callback (widget_class, entry_apply);
   gtk_widget_class_bind_template_callback (widget_class, entry_focus_changed);
   gtk_widget_class_bind_template_callback (widget_class, popup_edit);
+  gtk_widget_class_bind_template_callback (widget_class, pick_color);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/gtk/ui/gtkcoloreditor.ui b/gtk/ui/gtkcoloreditor.ui
index ed148e9433..6840a276db 100644
--- a/gtk/ui/gtkcoloreditor.ui
+++ b/gtk/ui/gtkcoloreditor.ui
@@ -38,6 +38,20 @@
             <property name="margin-end">30</property>
             <property name="row-spacing">12</property>
             <property name="column-spacing">12</property>
+            <child>
+              <object class="GtkButton" id="picker_button">
+                <property name="icon-name">color-select-symbolic</property>
+                <property name="tooltip-text" translatable="yes">Pick a color from the screen</property>
+                <signal name="clicked" handler="pick_color"/>
+                <style>
+                  <class name="circular"/>
+                </style>
+              </object>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="left-attach">0</property>
+                <property name="top-attach">0</property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
             <child>
               <object class="GtkColorSwatch" id="swatch">
                 <property name="name">editor-color-sample</property>